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[Thraping] is a good one, pronounced thrape'ing (Thraped) Then there's also [Decimating] or (Decimated) Also a good one is [Drubbing] (Drubbed) ------------------------------------- So, what happened to Lewis and Dan? Same incident or separate?

Don't think he'll want to race in the Premier League.... Firstly, if his bottle for first corners is suspect, it'll being worse for him in PL, and, they are more attuned to racing in suspect conditions and wet tracks, that really won't suit Rory....

Forgot ours is a re-arranged, re-arranged fixture!!

Click into the post, click edit post button, then just back space until gone, then post/ save whichever option you get..

Holder was pretty decent in last night's GP, very fast and reasonably aggressive, probably the best he's ridden in a long time.... But that was a GP, on a very well prepared track, and on his best bikes...... Wonder how he'll go Monday?

What's wrong with Paddy? Or is he riding elsewhere?

Strewth!! Here we damn well go again Cobber!!!!

Kings Lynn would win both, all this talk about the Premier League teams beating Elite League teams is all guff and pie in the sky.. Elite League teams every time....

Probably some sort of adrenalin booster would help, it would remove fear, or most of it...

I have just nipped onto the Storm thread for last night's meeting, to see if any news about Sam Bebee? And guess what? There is a thread and an introduction post, but no comments whatsoever!! Why is there so little interest?

Before Lions joined the EL, and Belle Vue were the whipping boys, did they only get one meeting on tv a year? How many wooden spoons have they got in their prize cabinet?

Right, track grading...... How long did the 13 heat matches last in the 1970's? Leicester used to start @ 19:45, then, they eventually opted for 19:30, and I reckon the main meeting was done and dusted for around 9pm/9.30pm And they tractor graded, and raked after every race!!!! So, perhaps little and often, rather than 4 / 5 major track relays! Optimum Meeting Duration 90-100 minutes is about right I think, the main time consumer is riders farting around at pit gates (very start of race) clutch/rear chain tightening after practise start. And then, all the gardening and mind games at the tapes!! They are perhaps the 2 areas that need work to restore the "Goldilocks" meeting time..

Possibly the tests were planned to be taken before racing started, and the meetings fell foul to the weather before the riders got to the track, or got in the plane from Poland or Sweden..........

If, the speedway in the UK decided to go down the no "superstar" route, commit to UK, or you don't ride in the UK, creates a problem over aspiration.... Johnny Singer, new, debut in 2nd Division start of season, within a month had progressed to heat leader status, come June, he's in top 10 of the averages. Gets approached by Sparta Polski and signs, even though same race night clashes every other fixture.. Ronnie Bathurst, promising 18 yr old qualifies world under 21 series, he also becomes unavailable for 5 of his home clubs fixtures.... Simon Gronfer, heat leader (same team as Ronnie and Johhny) breaks his leg, and out for 10 weeks, team now has 2 heat leaders and top second string missing.... In Speedway, I think there will always be the need for guest riders, I don't see a fair way of getting around it, as Johnny, Ronnie and Simons team have lost 2 heat leaders + top 2nd string for a good chunk of the season, and promoting juniors, although admirable, will not be good for crowd levels..

Hmm, great win for the Bees Ta........

No updates?

What? What the beck are they when they're at home??

Could be the accumalative damage of heavy plant/cars damaging the substrate. Perhaps Buster can only play with the top dressing, the base compacted to virtually concrete.... Perhaps get a road planer on it over winter, to cut down deep, tear up the base and start again with fresh material?

If you were a promotor, would you come on here? There is so much squabbling, back-stabbing, anger, pettiness, rudeness, that you would have to trawel through to get to the possibly useful info, then I perhaps wouldn't bother...

The forecasted rain on the Saturday, didn't materialise in the manner it had been expected.. The band of heavy rain that should have arrived didn't, and it was destroyed by rogue high pressure, and arrived in the form of heavy, very localised showers.... Leicester was lucky, and didn't cop any heavy ones.. That's why I don't agree with call-offs based on forecasts, 24hrs or more before race day. Nobody would have been inconvenienced if they would have waited until 9am Saturday, and reviewed it then....

Where did the graph come from!!!! Gating is massively important now, more than ever before, the tracks are usually super slick, the bikes get up to their top speed much quicker, so if you're 10-15 yards behind in the first corner, your bike has got to be quicker than the riders in front, just to catch um up, let alone past them.... I also think that speedway is as fast as it can get now... Riders now rule the sport, tracks should never be modified/prepared for at riders request.. Each track should be different, in grip levels, banking, subtle shape differences, different shales, depths, etc. And the riders should be made to adapt to each and every track, every time.... Then rocket ships wouldn't always be winning on slick, soulless ovals.

Crikey!!

I'd agree with you there, Leicester sports teams never been fashionable except the Rugger team, and maybe LCFC last yr....

The thunder is from a very small cell nearer to Fakenham than KL, also, it's heading out to sea... You should be clear of any significant rain until I reckon.... 9pm

No, not read that, just a bit of a common sense way to make speedway a bit more of a business, and not a hobby or charity.... (Although, you don't see poor charity bosses) Speedway has become overly reliant on volunteers and doners..... Makes it difficult when jobs need doing that need professional personnel, they get paid, as they should, but it can upset volunteers...